Trump signs bill to force release of Epstein files, calls out Democrat ‘hoax’

Trump announced the move in a lengthy Truth Social post, casting the release of the Epstein files as a transparency win for his administration. He also played up the paedophile financier’s ties to Democrats.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a bill compelling the Justice Department to release its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, using the moment to take potshots at the Democratic Party, which led the bipartisan push to make the documents public.

Trump announced the move in a lengthy Truth Social post, casting the release of the Epstein files as a transparency win he personally drove, a statement contrary to Republican efforts to nix the issue. He also played up the paedophile financier’s alleged ties to Democrats.

“Jeffrey Epstein, who was charged by the Trump Justice Department in 2019 (Not the Democrats!), was a lifelong Democrat, donated Thousands of Dollars to Democrat Politicians, and was deeply associated with many well-known Democrat figures,” Trump wrote, name-checking ex-President Bill Clinton, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.

“Perhaps the truth about these Democrats, and their associations with Jeffrey Epstein, will soon be revealed, because I HAVE JUST SIGNED THE BILL TO RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!” he added.

His post came after the Epstein Files Transparency Act cleared the House in a lopsided 427-1 vote. The Senate fast-tracked it through unanimous consent and sent it on to the Oval Office, where Trump quietly signed it without his usual fanfare.

Under the law, Attorney General Pam Bondi must release all unclassified Epstein-related records within 30 days, though she may withhold or redact information that could hinder ongoing federal investigations.

Trump leaned heavily into the political theatre, tying the bill to an investigation Bondi agreed to launch last week into Epstein’s connections with top Democrats and others.

The US President also blasted the “Democrat hoax”, accusing the rival party’s lawmakers of pushing for the Epstein files disclosures “to try and distract” from his administration’s accomplishments.

“The Biden Administration did not turn over a SINGLE file or page related to Democrat Epstein, nor did they ever even speak about him. Democrats have used the ‘Epstein’ issue, which affects them far more than the Republican Party, in order to try and distract from our AMAZING Victories,” he railed.

“This latest Hoax will backfire on the Democrats just as all of the rest have!” Trump said.

The Justice Department has previously said it “did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties”, a finding that has long frustrated lawmakers seeking broader accountability in the Epstein saga.

The files returned to the political spotlight last week after Republicans on the House Oversight Committee released more than 20,000 pages of documents from Epstein’s estate. That move followed the release of Epstein emails by Democratic lawmakers, some of which made reference to Trump.

On Sunday, Trump abruptly shifted from resistance to endorsement, urging House Republicans to pass the bill and declaring, “we have nothing to hide”.

The release of the Epstein files could shed more light on his activities, including his palling around with Trump and other notable figures before his 2008 conviction on charges of soliciting a minor for prostitution. The scandal has been a thorn in Trump’s side for months and caused a rift in his MAGA base, partly because he amplified conspiracy theories about Epstein and promised to declassify the files if he became president again.

Many Trump voters believe his administration has covered up Epstein’s ties to powerful figures and obscured details surrounding his death, which was ruled a suicide, in a Manhattan jail in 2019 as he faced federal sex trafficking charges.

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